AMD Ryzen 3 3250U vs Intel Core i5-8265U

Comparative analysis of AMD Ryzen 3 3250U and Intel Core i5-8265U processors for all known characteristics in the following categories: Essentials, Performance, Memory, Graphics, Graphics interfaces, Graphics API support, Compatibility, Peripherals, Graphics image quality, Security & Reliability, Advanced Technologies, Virtualization. Benchmark processor performance analysis: PassMark - Single thread mark, PassMark - CPU mark, Geekbench 4 - Single Core, Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core, 3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score, CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s), CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames), GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps), GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps).

AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

Intel Core i5-8265U

Differences

Reasons to consider the AMD Ryzen 3 3250U

CPU is newer: launch date 1 year(s) 4 month(s) later

Launch date	6 Jan 2020 vs 21 August 2018

Reasons to consider the Intel Core i5-8265U

2 more cores, run more applications at once: 4 vs 2
4 more threads: 8 vs 4
Around 11% higher clock speed: 3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Around 5% higher maximum core temperature: 100°C vs 95 °C
Around 33% more L1 cache; more data can be stored in the L1 cache for quick access later
Around 50% more L3 cache; more data can be stored in the L3 cache for quick access later
Around 16% better performance in PassMark - Single thread mark: 2078 vs 1786
Around 55% better performance in PassMark - CPU mark: 5987 vs 3853

Specifications (specs)
Number of cores	4 vs 2
Number of threads	8 vs 4
Maximum frequency	3.90 GHz vs 3.5 GHz
Maximum core temperature	100°C vs 95 °C
L1 cache	256 KB vs 192 KB
L3 cache	6 MB vs 4 MB
Benchmarks
PassMark - Single thread mark	2078 vs 1786
PassMark - CPU mark	5987 vs 3853

Compare benchmarks

CPU 1: AMD Ryzen 3 3250U
CPU 2: Intel Core i5-8265U

PassMark - Single thread mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

1786

2078

PassMark - CPU mark

CPU 1

CPU 2

3853

5987

Name	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	Intel Core i5-8265U
PassMark - Single thread mark	1786	2078
PassMark - CPU mark	3853	5987
Geekbench 4 - Single Core		908
Geekbench 4 - Multi-Core		2803
3DMark Fire Strike - Physics Score		2529
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Face Detection (mPixels/s)		26.164
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Ocean Surface Simulation (Frames/s)		296.492
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - T-Rex (Frames/s)		1.652
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Video Composition (Frames/s)		17.731
CompuBench 1.5 Desktop - Bitcoin Mining (mHash/s)		29.943
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Frames)		1665
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Frames)		3208
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Frames)		5740
GFXBench 4.0 - Car Chase Offscreen (Fps)		1665
GFXBench 4.0 - Manhattan (Fps)		3208
GFXBench 4.0 - T-Rex (Fps)		5740

Compare specifications (specs)

	AMD Ryzen 3 3250U	Intel Core i5-8265U
Essentials
Architecture codename	Zen	Whiskey Lake
Family	AMD Ryzen
Launch date	6 Jan 2020	21 August 2018
OPN Tray	YM3250C4T2OFG
Place in performance rating	1351	904
Series	AMD Ryzen 3 Mobile Processors with Radeon Graphics	8th Generation Intel® Core™ i5 Processors
Vertical segment	Laptop	Mobile
Price now		$297
Processor Number		i5-8265U
Status		Launched
Value for money (0-100)		8.04
Performance
Base frequency	2.6 GHz	1.60 GHz
L1 cache	192 KB	256 KB
L2 cache	1 MB	1 MB
L3 cache	4 MB	6 MB
Manufacturing process technology	14 nm	14 nm
Maximum core temperature	95 °C	100°C
Maximum frequency	3.5 GHz	3.90 GHz
Number of cores	2	4
Number of GPU cores	3
Number of threads	4	8
64 bit support
Bus Speed		4 GT/s OPI
Die size		123 mm
Maximum case temperature (TCase)		72 °C
Memory
Max memory channels	2	2
Maximum memory bandwidth	35.76 GB/s	37.5 GB/s
Maximum memory size	32 GB	32 GB
Supported memory types	DDR4-2400	DDR4-2400, LPDDR3-2133
Graphics
Execution Units	3
Graphics base frequency	1200 MHz	300 MHz
Number of pipelines	192
Processor graphics	Radeon Vega 3	Intel® UHD Graphics 620
Device ID		0x3EA0
Graphics max dynamic frequency		1.10 GHz
Intel® Clear Video HD technology
Intel® Clear Video technology
Intel® Quick Sync Video
Max video memory		32 GB
Graphics interfaces
DisplayPort
HDMI
DVI
eDP
Number of displays supported		3
Graphics API support
DirectX	12	12
OpenGL	4.6	4.5
Vulkan
Compatibility
Configurable TDP	12-25 Watt
Sockets supported	FP5	FCBGA1528
Thermal Design Power (TDP)	15 Watt	15 Watt
Configurable TDP-down		10 W
Configurable TDP-down Frequency		800 MHz
Configurable TDP-up		25 W
Configurable TDP-up Frequency		1.80 GHz
Low Halogen Options Available
Max number of CPUs in a configuration		1
Package Size		46x24
Peripherals
Max number of PCIe lanes	12	16
PCI Express revision	3.0	3.0
PCIe configurations	1x8+1x4	1x4, 2x2, 1x2+2x1 and 4x1
Graphics image quality
4K resolution support
Max resolution over DisplayPort		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over eDP		4096x2304@60Hz
Max resolution over HDMI 1.4		4096x2304@24Hz
Security & Reliability
Execute Disable Bit (EDB)
Intel® Identity Protection technology
Intel® OS Guard
Intel® Secure Key technology
Intel® Software Guard Extensions (Intel® SGX)
Intel® Trusted Execution technology (TXT)
Advanced Technologies
Enhanced Intel SpeedStep® technology
Idle States
Instruction set extensions		Intel® SSE4.1, Intel® SSE4.2, Intel® AVX2
Intel 64
Intel® Advanced Vector Extensions (AVX)
Intel® AES New Instructions
Intel® Flex Memory Access
Intel® Hyper-Threading technology
Intel® My WiFi technology
Intel® Optane™ Memory Supported
Intel® Smart Response technology
Intel® Stable Image Platform Program (SIPP)
Intel® TSX-NI
Intel® Turbo Boost technology
Intel® vPro™ Platform Eligibility
Speed Shift technology
Thermal Monitoring
Virtualization
AMD Virtualization (AMD-V™)
Intel® Virtualization Technology (VT-x)
Intel® Virtualization Technology for Directed I/O (VT-d)
Intel® VT-x with Extended Page Tables (EPT)